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Originally Posted by Joborule
This was not intentional if indeed this is the case and the settings will be fixed for next advance.
As well if a change to the OTL was to be done, it wouldn't take effect this season since games have been play under a system where OLT wasn't awarded. For consistency sake as well fairness, the season would be played out with no OTL being awarded.
For discussion sake though, why is OTL necessary? Aside from the benefits of an extra point, why should losing be rewarded? If there were shootouts I would kinda see the merit since games may not be completed under regular hockey play, but with continuous OT, the team that won earned the GWG and the team that lost gave up the GWG. Why should there be a reward for still losing the game although you played longer? In the end you still lost fair and square. I don't find the argument of being rewarded for playing so long and hard a good one.
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Basically the way it is you get a point for going the extra mile and not getting beat in regulation. You finish regulation tied, you get a point. You win in overtime you get that extra point. I do understand that logic.
That said, I do understand that if the rules were no extra point in overtime for a loss, it should stay that way.